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TRUNK CATCH. No. 311,276. Patented Jan. 27, 1885.

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JAMES \VAYLAND, OF NEW'ARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGE M. .BALLARD,OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATIOBT forming part of Letters Patent No. 311,276, dated January27, 1885.

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To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES VVAYLAND, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Trunk-Catches; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in a trunk-catch, apatent for which was issued February 5, 1884, and numbered 292,967, theobject of the invention being to reduce the cost of construction andfacilitate and improve the operation of the said trunkcatch.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangements of parts,substantially as will be hereinafter set forth, and finally embodied inthe clauses of the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters ofreference indicate like parts in each of the several figures, Figure 1is a back or inside view of the catch, showing the relations of theworking parts. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken vertically throughFig. 1. Fig. 3 is an inner view of the trunk-body plate, with themovable parts removed to show the configuration of the same. Fig. 4 is adetail perspective view of a finger-piece, and Fig. 5 is a plan of ahasp or tongue for holding the plates together.

In said drawings, a I) represent, respectively, the trunk-lid plate andthe trunk-body plate, the former of which plates is provided with aninwardly-projecting tongue or hook, 0, adapted to receive the holdingtongue or hasp. The trunk-body plate I) is provided with a rear chamber,in which a spring, d, and tongue or hasp e are secured. Said plate isslotted, as at f, to enable a finger-piece, g, of a spring repressinglever, h, to be passed through and be seated in an operative position.At each side of said slot the rear walls of the front plate, I), arerecessed, as at i r. By this construction the fulcrum of the lever maybe seated in and removed from the fulcrumal recesses at will, the devicethus differing from the one illustrated in the patent above referred to,the lever of which was permanentl y securedin fulcrumal hearings orsockets which perforated the side walls, b, Fig.

3. Beneath the fulcrumal recesses i the plate I) is provided with guards1), adapted to pre vent the lever from falling from proper position whenthe pressure of the hasp is removed therefrom. The plate I), in thelower chambered portion thereof, is provided with a bar or bridge, a,which crosses the slotf, and enables me to construct aninwardly-projectin pivotal pin or lug, m, in a central position as 6respects the said plate I). Said lug or pin and bar provide bearings forthe perforated lower end of the fiat hasp, whereby a steady pivotalmovement of the hasp to and from the front part of the said plate isattained. Below the cross-bar and pin on said plate b,where it is butslightly recessed, the spring d is riveted so as to lie flat againstsaid plate and bear against the flat hasp and throw it toward thetrunkplate. The rivet 0 is cast integral with the plate b, so that theriveting process is facilitated. Pivoted upon said lug, and projectingabove the upperedge of the plate I), I arrange the hasp c. This is arigid casting, and

is distinguished from one described in a pat- 8o ent granted to meFebruary 5, 1884, in that the latter is made of spring metal, and isliable to be bent, and thus renderedinoperative. The construction andarrangement of the rigid hasp and cooperating parts thus described 8 5brings said hasp into a central position, to e11- gage the hook formedto project inwardly from the center of the lower edge of the upperplate. Said hasp e is perforated at c, Fig. 5, where it engages withsaid pin m,- is perforated or 0 recessed at c, where it receives orenters into holding engagement with the hook or tongue 0, and isprovided with a cam projection, e,

at its upper end, which is adapted to engage with said hook or tongue 0when the trunklid 5 is raised, whereby the said hasp is depressed toallow the lever to drop automatically, as will be more fully describedhereinafter. The

spring d is secured on the teat 0, either by riveting, which process ispreferred, as by too this means the parts are held together while thecatch is separate from the trunk, or loosely, the trunk in this caseacting to keep the parts in operative relation. Said spring bendsforward against the back of the hasp, as shown in Fig. 2, thus holdingsaid hasp forward.

5 The operation of the device is substantially as follows, the partsbeing arranged in a locked relation to one another: The finger-piece isfirst raised to the position shown in Fig. 2, causing the fulcrum g toturn in the fulcrumal 1o recessest' i and cam projections g to throw thehasp back, so that the hook or tongue 0 is freed from the opening orrecess e. The trunk-lid is then raised, bringing the said hook or tongue0 into contact with the projection e, which further depresses the haspand relieves the lever h from the pressure of the said hasp, allowingsaid lever to fall automatically by the weight of the finger-piece.After the hook or tongue 0 has passed over the projection 0' the spring,bearing against the back of the hasp, throws the latter forward. Uponthe descent of the lid the projection engages with the inclined face ofthe tongue 0, and is thrown back thereby until said projection is passedwhen the tongue enters automatically into holding contact, all as willbe understood.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. Incombination in a trunk-catch, the plate 0%, having the hook or tongue 0,the plate b, having the slotf, cross-bar n, and pin m, the hasp pivotedon said pin and engaging with the hook, the spring, and the lever, allsaid parts being arranged and operating substan- 3 5 tially as and forthe purposes set forth.

2. In combination with the removable lever h, arranged in hearings inthe plate 12, and the hasp e, the guards 1), formed on said plate belowsaid bearings, substantially as and for the 0 purposes set forth andshown.

3. In a trunk-catch, the combination, with the plates at b, of the rigidhasp pivoted on the plate I), and projecting into the plate a, andacting therein as a dowel to prevent lateral vibration of said plates,the spring (I, and le- 5 ver h, all said parts being arrangedsubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In combination, the plate a, having the hook or tongue 0, and theplate b, having the slot f, finger-piece g, passing therethrough andadapted to engage with a hasp, said hasp pivoted on the pin m, andperforated to catch upon the hook or tongue, and the spring d, carriedby the rivet or .teat 0, and pressing the hasp forward to engage withthe tongue, all substantially as herein set forth and shown.

5. In a trunk-catch, the combination of the plates to and b, a lever, h,and spring d, and the hasp, having the pivotal perforation e, thecatching recess o-r perforation e, and the cam projection 6', allarranged and adapted to operate substantially as herein set forth andshown.

6. In a trunk-catch, the catch-plate I), having the slot f,laterallyadjacent fulcrumal recesses i i, cross-bar a, pin in thereon,and guards p, all arranged and operating in combination with a lever, h,substantially as and for the purposes set forth and shown.

7. In a trunk-catch, the perforated hasp adapted to engage the tongue onthe opposite plate, and having a cam projection, e, in combination withsaid plate and tongue, and a lever, h, all suhstantiall y as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this28th day of April, 1884.

J AMES WVAYLAND.

Witnesses:

OLIVER DRAKE, CHARLES H. PELL.

